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Setting the Stage: Badgers Prepare for Big Weekend

Setting the Stage: Badgers Prepare for Big Weekend


 

MADISON, Wis. — The No. 7 Wisconsin volleyball team welcomes No. 2 Nebraska to the Field House on Friday night at 8 p.m. before traveling to Illinois for a 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon match. Friday’s match will be aired on the Big Ten Network, while Sunday’s match will be available on B1G+.

Before the match begins, here are six things to know: 

1. LAST TIME OUT: The Badgers picked up a key road win last weekend, taking down No. 10 Purdue 25-20, 25-23, 25-13 on Saturday afternoon. Freshman setter Charlie Fuerbringer set a career-high with four aces. Wisconsin outblocked Purdue 15-7, as Carter Booth tallied seven of her own. Two nights prior, the Badgers took down Indiana in straight-sets. Once again, the Badgers put on a blocking clinic, recording 14 roofs, compared to Indiana’s three. Freshman libero Lola Schumacher recorded 20 digs for her third 20+ dig match of the season.

2. NINE…AND COUNTING: Wisconsin is currently on a nine-match win streak and have steadily improved on both sides of the ball. In the last nine matches, Wisconsin is hitting .338, while holding it’s opponents to .115. Sarah Franklin is averaging 4.17 kills/set while hitting .325.  Anna Smrek has come alive reaching double-digit kill totals in three-straight matches. She has averaged 3.31 kills per set during the streak. Defensively, the Badgers are averaging 13.83 digs per set, and 3.90 blocks per set. Booth leads the pack with 1.96 blocks/set, while Smrek (1.52), Crawford (1.37), and Robinson (1.21) each average over a block per set. Freshman Lola Schumacher leads the team with 4.21 digs/set, while Franklin (2.41), Orzol (2.17), Fuerbringer (1.72), and Gucetkin (1.66) chip in with nearly two digs per set.to

3. BLOCKTOBER:  CC Crawford reached a milestone on Thursday in a 3-0 sweep over Indiana. Crawford recorded a match-high eight blocks, and tallied her 600th career block in the second set of the match. On Sunday at Purdue, junior Carter Booth needed just six blocks to reach 400 career blocks. As a team, the Badgers recorded 15.0 total team blocks, whereas Booth contributed to seven of those and reached 400 by the second set. 



4. WHITE OUT IN THE FIELD HOUSE:
Friday night’s matchup against Nebraska will be a white out. All fans are encouraged to wear their white Badger gear and help white out the Field House. 

5. SCOUTING THE HUSKERS

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